Simon Hoban presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
Rob Cowan's selection of music includes Malcolm Arnold's Guitar Concerto and the secular Telemann cantata Die Falscheit. Show more
The retiring Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, talks to Michael Berkeley about the need for more joy in Jewish music, and looks back at the highlights of his 20-year tenure. Show more
Catherine Bott presents Ensemble Medusa playing music reflecting the life of Lucrezia Borgia, by Juan del Encina, Guillaume Dufay, Niccolo Patavino, Rossino Mantovano and others. Show more
Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms in music by Britten and Lutoslawski, alongside the premiere of a new work by the conductor, Thomas Adès. Show more
From the Chapel of Eton College, with the second of 2013's Eton Choral Courses. Show more
Clemency Burton-Hill introduces recordings by the BBC's starry line-up of New Generation Artists. Show more
Texts and music evoking the undersea world, with readings by Emily Taaffe and Nicholas Farrell. With Rita Dove, Shakespeare and Charles Kingsley, plus Britten, Hovhaness and Holst. Show more
BBC Proms
2013
Prom 13
Part 1: Prom 13 (part 1): National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
The National Youth Orchestra of the USA and Valery Gergiev live at the BBC Proms. Featuring Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and the European premiere of Sean Shepherd's Magiya. Show more
Sean Shepherd talks about Magiya, his new BBC commission, and about working with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA. Gerard McBurney introduces Shostakovich's Symphony No 10. Show more
BBC Proms
2013
Prom 13
Part 2: Prom 13 (part 2): National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
1 hour, 20 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
The National Youth Orchestra of the USA and Valery Gergiev perform Shostakovich's Symphony No 10 in E minor. Presented by Penny Gore. Show more
Lucy Duran presents a session from legendary Cuban son band Sierra Maestra, and Arwa Haider and John L Walters join her to review recent CD releases from around the world.
Kevin LeGendre presents Music in the Garden from Wavendon, featuring the Buck Clayton Legacy band, the Liane Carroll Trio and Alan Barnes and his Liquorice Stick All-Sorts. Show more
A performance of Handel's oratorio Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno performed by the ensemble Les Ambassadeurs, presented by John Shea. Show more
